Related

Officials said there are benefits to businesses willing to embrace this change.

“We’ve seen a three-fold increase in our talent pool applications, so we’re hiring better people for the jobs that we have, our employee retention is longer,“ Cori Ramsay, communications officer at Integris Credit Union, said.

“We’re not paying for huge amounts of turnover, hiring a new employee is a huge cost and if you can combat that by paying a living wage, that is something that will benefit you in the long-run as an employer.”